Breeding cassava for higher yield Piya Kittipadakul, Pasajee Kongsil and Chalermpol Phumichai, Kasetsart University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

This chapter reviews the strategies and factors for success in cassava breeding for higher yield, including the importance of genetic diversity and breeding schemes. There is a particular focus on Thailand, which has some of the most successful breeding programmes toward improving cassava varieties over a period of more than 40 years. The programmes have increased root yield and starch content, which have provided great benefits to many stakeholders through raising farmers’ income and increasing starch production efficiency in the industry.